Ministry of Defence
Transparency in Working of CSD
Introduction of new items for sale through Unit Run Canteens involves following steps:-
(i) Receipt of application from the prospective suppliers;
(ii) Scrutiny of the application form;
(iii) Informing the discrepancies to the firm, if any;
(iv) Samples are put up to Preliminary Screening Committee (PSC) consisting of representatives from the three Services viz., Army, Navy and Air Force besides CSD representatives;
(v) Preliminary Screening Committee (PSC) short lists the items;
(vi) Short-listed item is subjected to factory inspection/hygiene inspection/Composite Food Laboratory (CFL)/Analytical Food Laboratory (AFL) depending upon the nature of the item;